Joseph Shirreffs Wyeth

Joseph Shirreffs Wyeth

Male 1901 - 1970  (68 years)

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  • Name Joseph Shirreffs Wyeth 
    Born 22 May 1901  Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1927  Chatham Islands, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joe Wyeth in his Chathams Island Store
    Chathams Island Store
    Joe Wyeth serving a customer in his shop at Waitangi, Chatham Islands. The building was converted from a two story house and contained a woman's room, where woman customers could go to try on new dresses.
    Reference Number WB02.1 
    Died 16 Apr 1970  Southland Hospital, Kew, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Joseph Shirreffs Wyeth
    Joseph Shirreffs Wyeth
    Chatham Islands Obituary
    Buried Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Woodlands Cemetery Headstone Joseph S Wyeth
    Woodlands Cemetery Headstone Joseph S Wyeth
    Inscription - "In Loving Memory of Joseph S Wyeth died 16 April 1970 in his 69th year."
    Woodlands Cemetery Register entry
    Woodlands Cemetery Register entry
    Notes 
    • Joe did not marry, he spent most of his adult life in the Chatham Islands. "To Chatham Islands people Joe Wyeth's death was the passing of the uncrowned king of the Chathams, of a man who was father, advisor, storekeeper, localbody member, banker and financier, friend and philosopher".
    Person ID I134  Frost Family
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2018 

    Father Joseph Sherriffs Wyeth,   b. 22 Jul 1875, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1956, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Flora McDonald Rose,   b. 30 Jan 1877, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1945, Southland Hospital, Kew, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1898  Woodlands Pres. Church, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • WYETH Joseph 23
      ROSE Flora 21
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 May 1901 - Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Apr 1970 - Southland Hospital, Kew, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Joe Wyeth
    Joe Wyeth

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1901/16286 (Reliability: 1), 22/05/1901.
      Wyett Joseph Shirreffs; Mother Flora Helen; Father Joseph Shireffs
      Email to BDM 12 Nov 2018 surname Wyeth not Wyett

    2. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1970/46024 (Reliability: 3), 16/04/1970.
      Wyeth Joseph Shirreffs Age at death 68Y

    3. [S10] Marriage Register Index , 1898/4800 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S323] Presbyterian Church Archives, Woodland Parish Marriages 1864 to 1920 (Reliability: 3).